Eligible students can get $365 for groceries while schools are closed
While schools are closed due to COVID-19, families with students who were receiving free or reduced-price breakfast and lunch at school can get up to $365 per child for groceries this summer.
This federal nutrition benefit is called Pandemic-EBT (P-EBT) and is available for families in addition to continued grab-and-go meal services at many school sites in San Diego County.
Over 250,000 San Diego students are eligible for $365 in P-EBT benefits. That’s $91,250,000 in grocery money available to families.
How do I get P-EBT?
Students who are enrolled in CalFresh, Medi-Cal, or foster care benefits will automatically receive a P-EBT card in the mail by May 25. If a student receiving these services doesn’t get their card in the mail by May 25, please call (877) 328-9677. If you recently became eligible for Medi-Cal, CalFresh, or foster care benefits, you may be eligible and should apply for P-EBT.
Students who received free or reduced-price school meals, but did not receive a P-EBT card in the mail by May 25, must apply online before July 15, 2020, to get their card.
P-EBT and school meals are not public charge benefits and do not affect immigration status.
Applying is easy:
Go to ca.p-ebt.org and answer 5 questions:
- Student’s name
- Student’s date of birth
- Student’s home address
- Parent or guardian name
- Name of school attended
P-EBT Flyers:
- English
- Español (Spanish)
- العربية (Arabic)
- ဗမာ (Burmese)
- 中文 (Chinese)
- فارسی (Farsi)
- 한국인 (Korean)
- Soomaali (Somali)
- Tagalog
- Tiếng Việt (Vietnamese)
- Hmong
- ខ្មែរ (Khmer/Cambodian)
Questions?
Call 1-877-328-6977, go to ca-p-ebt.org/info or check out the Frequently Asked Questions.